LITT Summer Institute - Day 1: Educational Technology Leadership

Primer Slides (Quicktime Format)
Educational Technology Resources:
- Edtechplan.pdf
- Edtech Planning GetStarted.pdf
- More CDE Educational Technology Planning Resources: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rs/techplan.asp
- A wiki of tech planning resources: http://techguide.pbwiki.com/
21st Century Skills (To Include in Tech Plans):
- enGauge 21st Century Skills (From NCREL): PDF, Archive.org look at for skills needed to be literate
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills (For Comparison)
- Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century (David Warlick's Book on the Subject)

Break into smalll groups (of three) by grade-level or other meaningful criteria.
Select one "goal" you'd like to plan towards.
Create a measurable "curriculum" goal describing what students and teachers will learn or do.
Then create a corresponding goal (to support your curriculum goal) for each of the following areas:
- Professional Development
- Infrastructure, Hardware, Software, and Technical Support
- Funding and Budgeting
- Monitoring and Evaluation
Create a PowerPoint slideshow to present your goals.
Share your goals with at least one other group. Then upload your file to your team page.
Time Permitting: A volunteer group can present to the large group.

BREAK

Brainstorm:
- http://thinkature.com/workspace/mwagner/RBUSD%20Professional%20Development
- http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddnzwcn8_1056hdxxqjdn
Focus prompts:
- Describe the best professional development you've been a part of.
- Describe the worst professional development you've been a part of.

Consider an educational technology tool or skill you know well - and that you'd like to share with your fellow LITTs.
Create a quick mini-lesson for sharing this tool or skill. Put to work the new concepts you've learned here.
Present your mini-lesson to your small group. If applicable, put any relevant links on your team page.
Time Permitting: The best mini-lesson from each group will get to present to the large group.

LUNCH

Brainstorm:
- http://thinkature.com/workspace/mwagner/RBUSD%20Organizational%20Change
- http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddnzwcn8_1057cfmqd2g3
Focus prompts:
- Describe effective organizational change you've been a part of.
- Describe ineffective organizational change you've been a part of.
- BONUS Question: Who are the change agents in your organization?

In your small group, decide on an (educational technology related) change you'd like to see in your district.
Ask yourselves what it would take to accomplish this change. Consider all levels of the organization - and beyond. Remember the "human side" of school change.
Each group will share with the large group, and all will be able to provide feedback and additional ideas.

BREAK

This wiki and the summer institute were originally developed by:
Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
President, Educational Technology and Life Corporation

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